Slide show for OER 101

1. Benefits
and
Challenges
By Allie Dykes
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2. Benefits to Students
•Minimal cost eases anxiety about money for books
•Increased availability allows access to material
before and after classes if needed. (As opposed to
selling back the textbook right away to try and
replenish cash sources, or waiting until the first week is
over to buy the book for the class. )
•Materials are more tailored to the specific class,
eliminating all the extra text they feel they need to
wade through.

3. Benefits to Teachers
•Large selection of materials – text, worksheets, and
videos.
•Happier students = happier teacher.
•Can finally find/make text and videos that work for
their class, and not the general subject.

4. Challenges to Students
•New formatting is always daunting. Some classes
where the material is given through online sources
intimidate students who are not as comfortable with
computers.
•If teachers have edited the text, the student is
missing that “extra piece” for when they want to
learn more.

5. Challenges to Teachers
•Finding appropriate material – both well formatted
and of quality workmanship.
•Finding time to find all the material, and making sure
it’s open licensed.
•Making material and sharing it, but not having it be
shared properly through others who are unaware of
the open license attribution system.